[Nation] Abuja -- The African Bar Association (AfBA) has asked Cape Verde Island to immediately release Ambassador Alex Saab, an accredited Venezuela special envoy and alternate permanent representative to the African Union.

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Egypt qualified for the finals of AfroBasket 2021 after defeating Friday Cape Verde 94-65 at a day-2 game of the last phase of qualifiers (Group E) in Monastir.

[Premium Times] Cape Verde had in June 2020 detained a Venezuelan diplomat, Alex Saab, at the request of the United States.